PLN to develop high voltage relay station in Banten
Thursday, March 10 2016 - 12:58 AM WIB
State-owned electricity company PT PLN plans to develop a 500 KV extra high voltage relay station in Lengkong, Tangerang Regency, Banten Province, to help improve electricity supply in the Java-Bali system particularly Banten, Investor Daily reported Thursday.
The paper quoted Dwi Wibihandoko, a manager at PLN, as saying that the construction of the Lengkong relay station with a capacity of 2x500 MVA, is expected to start this year so that it could be completed next year.
He added that the project is part of the PLN 2015-2024 electricity supply general plan.
?Our target is for the Lengkong relay station to be able to start operation in 2017,? said Dwi on the sidelines of a land acquisition signing.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak